Sunday 24 July 2022

The Parable Of The Talents


The Parable Of The Talents

(A Teaching On Redeeming The Time)

Matthew 25:14-30

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.  Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.  And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.  But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.  After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

Monday 11 July 2022

You Are...A Disciple Of Christ


At the beginning of July we had a look at the words of Jesus in John 15:5 where He says,

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”

My "You Are" verses for July run in tandem and focus on the fact that when we are attached to Jesus, our Vine, we are called to be disciples of Christ!

Monday 4 July 2022

I Am The Vine (Part Two)


John 15:5 reads,

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”

God Of The Valley



I was listening to a sermon from my Pastor one day and the topic of the study was “unmet expectations.” We were looking at Matthew 11:1-11 when John the Baptist is in prison and has sent his disciples to speak to Jesus.
John’s disciples ask Jesus,

“Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

My Pastor explained that John would have been in a place of confusion and disillusionment at this point. He had thought that when the Messiah came along He would get John out of prison. This left John feeling unsure as to why Jesus wasn’t “coming to the rescue” if He was the Messiah they had all been waiting for. Jesus wasn’t acting in the way that John thought He would and so he was questioning who Jesus was and the power He had.

This got me thinking about the different times in our own lives when we question God within our circumstances. There can be some really painful experiences to go through in life and it’s inevitable that at some point in our walk with the Lord, we will find ourselves asking questions. We can come to a place of wondering if God is still good and how He could possibly be glorified through this heartache and sorrow.